Died in custody
John Thomas
John Thomas was one of four men held in the custody of officers near Camden, Alabama. On Thursday, October 13, 1892, a posse of citizens and officers took the group back to a scene, where a crowd of about 600 people met them. According to the Daily Public Ledger, the crowd took the men from the officers and hanged them from the nearest tree.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.